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Bob Taylor

Robert William Taylor

Born: 17 July 1941, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Major Teams: Derbyshire, England.
Known As: Bob Taylor
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Other: Wicket-Keeper


Test Debut: England v New Zealand at Christchurch, 1st Test, 1970/71
Last Test:
England v Pakistan at Lahore, 3rd Test, 1983/84

ODI Debut:
England v West Indies at Leeds, Prudential Trophy, 1973
Last ODI:
England v New Zealand at Auckland, 3rd ODI, 1983/84

Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1977

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   57   83  12  1156   97   16.28  27.13   0   3  167   7

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               2      0     6    0    -     -      0   0    -   3.00

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   27   17   7   130   26*  13.00  41.66   0   0   26   6

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1960 - 1988)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  639  880 167 12065  100   16.92   1  23 1473 176

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               117    3    75    1  75.00  1-23    0   0 117.0  3.84

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1963 - 1984)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  333  241  91  2227   53*  14.84   0   1  345  75

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling               -      -     -    -    -     -      -   -    -    -

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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In virtually any other era, Bob Taylor would surely have doubled the number of his 57 Test caps. But he had the misfortune to be a contemporary of Alan Knott. Cricket lovers argue long and hard over who was the king behind the stumps but there can be no doubt that Knott was the better batsman. The Kent keeper hit five centuries and more than 4,000 runs in his 95 matches at an average of 32.75, while Taylor mustered 1,156 in 57 games, averaging 16.28 and there's the rub. When there was so little to choose between them as keepers, Knott was always going to get the nod because of his battling ability. But when Knott succumbed to Test match bans, Taylor took over behind the stumps and rarely let England down. In 1980 in Bombay he took seven catches in an innings and ten in the game altogether, eight off the bowling of Ian Botham. He played in the 1979 World Cup Final at Lord's, where England were defeated by the West Indies. In his career with Derbyshire between 1961 and 1983, he claimed 1,473 catches and 176 stumpings - a world record for dismissals in a career. (Graham Holburn, Copyright CricInfo 2001)

* Last Updated: Tuesday, 29-Oct-2002 22:26:05 GMT


 
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